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Spanish Unions Announce General Strike Over Housing

October 9, 2026 Ana Vracar, BreakThrough News. , , ,
Spanish trade unions representing millions of workers have announced a general strike for November 11. The announcement comes amid nationwide mobilizations for the right to housing and only days after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called early elections for November 29. The strike was announced by the two largest union organizations, the General Union of Workers (UGT) and the Workers’ Commissions (Comisiones Obreras, CCOO), alongside the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Basque unions ELA and LAB, and the Galician confederation CIG. It will be the country’s first general strike in 14 years, excluding the feminist strike of March 8, 2018. 

Eyewitness In Madrid: The Masses Demand A General Strike

October 8, 2026 S. Cadenas, Left Voice. , , , ,
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, was evicted from her home in Madrid on September 23. In the following two weeks, there have been continuous protests, with many youth, students, and workers setting up over a thousand tents at the protest camp at the Puerta del Sol. Their anger is the result of years of policies that allow endless speculation in the housing market. Madrid’s rents have doubled in just a few years, and most people, especially the young and the old, struggle to find decent accommodation. Rental contracts have to be renewed at five-year intervals, giving landlords the opportunity to raise rents. If people can’t pay, the full power of the state is used to evict them.

Thousands Across Spain Protest Housing Crisis, Eye General Strike

October 6, 2026 TeleSur. , , , ,
In Madrid, where an encampment is located in Puerta del Sol, the protest was the flagship demonstration. The march filled Plaza de Cibeles, where the four columns of the demonstration converged. Organizers counted 500,000 attendees, while the Government Delegation put the figure at 70,000. The Madrid march, one of more than 50 demonstrations held Saturday in different cities, was led by a banner reading “Towards the general strike.” Chants included “Houses without people, people without houses!” and “Rentiers guilty, government responsible!” along with shouts against vulture funds and evictions.

Spanish Government Dismisses Petition To Halt Fergie Chambers’s Extradition

September 25, 2026 Orinoco Tribune. , , ,
The Council of Ministers of Spain has rejected the request made by the left bloc Sumar to halt the extradition process of the pro-Palestinian activist Fergie Chambers to the US. This was confirmed by the government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, during the press conference held at Moncloa, the government headquarters, on Tuesday, September 22. “The government has done what it is supposed to do at this stage: the continuation of the extradition request has been authorized,” Saiz stated. In a later response she added that in this first phase “it is only necessary to make a formal examination” of the request.

Pressure Builds In Spain To Deny US Extradition Request For Fergie

September 18, 2026 Timothy Pratt, The Guardian. , , , ,
Attorneys for James “Fergie” Chambers, the US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects who is currently imprisoned in Madrid and sought in extradition, have submitted a brief ahead of a decisive government meeting on the case. Meanwhile, Chambers’ partner, the actor and activist Stella Schnabel, met last week with multiple members of the Spanish parliament to assert his innocence. The legal team’s arguments include that the US government has failed to identify specific acts of violence or damages personally attributable to Chambers and instead is seeking to criminalize acts linked to political protest.

Free Fergie Chambers: Solidarity Is Not A Crime

September 9, 2026 Libertad para Fergie, Black Agenda Report. , , , , , ,
He remains in a Spanish prison, accused of participating in a protest against the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems and of an alleged crime of money laundering related to the financing of Palestinian organizations. Fergie is innocent. Their only «crime» has been promoting humanitarian projects to help the people of Gaza, financing bakeries, medical clinics, drinking water infrastructure and other essential aid initiatives for thousands of families. His acts of solidarity and his firm defense of the rights of the Palestinian people made him a target for those who consider solidarity a crime.

Fergie Chambers’s Extradition Process In Spain

August 6, 2026 Sebas Fiorilli, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
US citizen Fergie Chambers, who was arrested in Spain at the request of US authorities, has entrusted his defense to the International Legal Office for Cooperation and Development (ILOCAD), the law firm led by former judge Baltasar Garzón, in the extradition proceedings currently underway at the National Court of Spain. The firm, which announced this on August 3 in a press release, will represent Chambers throughout the legal process. Chambers was arrested on July 10 in Ibiza pursuant to an international arrest warrant issued by the United States and was subsequently transferred to a prison in Madrid, where he remains.

Spanish Commentators Accuse Israel, US Of Involvement In Ceuta crisis

August 2, 2026 Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye. , , , ,
A Spanish minister has suggested Israel was stirring problems over 60,000 migrants crossing from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.  Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, posted on X on Friday: "Spain, which never misses an opportunity to lecture Israel, has declared a state of emergency in Ceuta following the crisis over its immigration policy. "Maybe before it continues lecturing us, it's time it explained to the world why it still maintains colonial enclaves in Africa," he added. Sharing Danon's post, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente remarked: "Well, it all seems to be becoming quite clear."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Condemns Ceuta ‘Border Attack’

August 1, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on 31 July called the mass wave of migrants who stormed Ceuta on Thursday an attack on Spain's sovereignty, hours after arriving at the autonomous enclave. Tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco and elsewhere in Africa rushed to enter Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea. "What happened yesterday was an attack, a violation of Spain's territorial integrity," Sanchez stated. Nearly half of the 50,000 migrants who overwhelmed Spanish border guards have voluntarily returned to Morocco, El Pais reported on Friday.

Trump Seeks Extradition Of Pro-Palestine Activist Donor James ‘Fergie’ Chambers

July 31, 2026 Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. , , , ,
On July 10, activist James “Fergie” Chambers was arrested in Ibiza, Spain after the Trump administration requested his extradition. Chambers, an heir to the Cox Communications family fortune, has used his vast inheritance to fund pro-Palestine organizations for years. The indictment accuses him of “international money laundering… with the intent to provide material support to and resources to foreign terrorist organizations.” Chambers is reportedly being held in a maximum security prison in Madrid while awaiting an extradition hearing.

Wildfires In Europe Are Spreading And Intensifying

July 29, 2026 Ana Vracar, BreakThrough News. , , , ,
Firefighters in France and Spain are working hard to contain devastating wildfires ahead of another heatwave expected to hit parts of Europe starting Tuesday, July 28. Tens of thousands of hectares of land have been scorched, and over 200,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in France alone. Blazes are also ongoing in Italy, and the seasonal prognosis for the entire northern Mediterranean coast remains alarming. Europe has faced increasingly difficult wildfire seasons, exacerbated by climate change and austerity measures.

Wife Of US Heir/Activist Donor On Fighting His Extradition To US

July 21, 2026 Timothy Pratt, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Although her husband, James “Fergie” Chambers, had been locked up in Spain for nearly a week, Stella Schnabel didn’t break down and cry until Thursday, when she finally got to speak to him for several minutes – enough time, she said, “for us to say we love each other and for him to say: ‘Tell the kids I love them.’” Spanish authorities, operating on a US extradition request, arrested the 41-year-old Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, last Friday in Ibiza. He has been transferred to a prison in Madrid.

Pro-Palestine Activist Fergie Chambers Arrested In Spain

July 14, 2026 Amandla Thomas-Johnson, Middle East Eye. , , , ,
Fergie Chambers, the American activist and heir to the Cox family fortune who has financed humanitarian relief in Gaza alongside pro-Palestinian campaigns, has been arrested in Spain on a US extradition request alleging money laundering and other offences. Chambers was arrested on Friday morning on the island of Ibiza. Later that day, he appeared before a judge, who denied him bail pending extradition proceedings. Over the past decade, Chambers has used part of his inherited fortune to support humanitarian initiatives in Gaza and legal defence funds for left-wing activists in the United States and the UK.

Spanish PM Tells Trump His Country Will Not Be Fooled Twice

July 13, 2026 Maddison Wheeldon, The Canary. , , ,
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has once again pushed back against the US military machine. He has made it clear to Trump and his backers that Spain will not allow another US president to drag the country into an illegal war in West Asia on the back of bogus claims. This refers back to the illegal war on Iraq, which began on the basis that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. However, this ‘justification’ for the mass murder of Iraqis was debunked and revealed for the manipulative misinformation it was. Whilst many haven’t learned and continue to parrot lines from bad actors in power, Spain has.

Spain Blacklists Palantir Over Domestic Security Concerns

July 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Spain's government launched a blacklist of CIA-backed Palantir Technologies from public and private state-controlled entities, Spanish media reported on 1 July. The Spanish Prime Minister's Office issued directives to companies under the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI) to cease future contracting due to security concerns and worries regarding the vulnerability of sensitive state data. The ban targets organizations handling high-level communications and military intelligence, including Indra, Telefonica, and the shipbuilder Navantia. 
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